Duplex closure for display containers



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DUPLEX CLOSURE DISPLAY CONTAINERS Filed June 10. 192s 2 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR Henry Hermam' 1 l March 82 1927. H HERMAN 5 DUPLEX CLOSURE FORDISPLAY CONTAINERS Filed June 10, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR HenrHermam' Patented Mar. 92, 1927,

HENRY HERMA'NI, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLANED, ASSIGNCR TO THE TIN DECORATINGCOMPANY OF BALTIMORE, OF BALTI VIQBE, MAPYLAND, A GOREORALTION OFNEWDUPLEX CLOSURE FOR DISPLAY CONTAINERS.

Application filed June 10, 1825. Serial No. 36,200.

'This invention is an improvement in detachable closures, andmoreparticularly, in closures of the character designed for displaycontainers.

Such closures aroused in connection with originalpackages of fancygoods, such as bakery products, candies and other food commodities,andthey are fitted onto the open top .of the original package container,Whichmav be of wood, sheet metal, paper board or the like.

The closure generally includes a frame of sheet metal, to fit about theopen side of the container, and to cover the raw edges ofthe side andend walls, and a lid or cover having :a panel of transparent material,such as glass, hinged-to the'frame to permit access to the contents ofthe package.

The sheet metal frame in some instances is reinforced at its edges bywires,.the wires being held in beads or tubes formed in the marginaledges of the frame, and the 11d or cover is hinged to the wire, whichserves as a: pintlefor the hinge.

The original packages may be of a size and shape such that an opening ofsubstantially square formation is presented to be covered bythe closure,or'they maybewso shaped that the opening presented is rectangular. Ineither case the closure is shaped to fit and close the opening.

'In the'latter instance for convenience the lid or cover may bein twosections, either or both of which may be opened to permit access to'thegoods, and through both of which when closed the goods will be visible.

In such case it is advisable that the closure frame be provided with across bar, presenti-ng thus an individual opening for each lid or cover,the cross bar cooperating with the covers when closed to completelyclose the opening, and serving as a reinforce for the frame.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a simple andinexpensive construction of frame, presenting a plurality of openings,to permit access to the commodity, and capable of being closed bytransparent panelled lids, hinged to the frame, to swing intoparallelism therewith, or substantially perpendicular thereto.

Another object is the provision in such a 7 frame of simple andinexpensive means for novel combination of parts fully describedhereinafter, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed outin the claims appended hereto, it being understood that vari ous changesin the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction withinthe scope of the claims, maybe resorted to Without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview' of the im proved closure with one oftheli'ds in open position.

Figs. 2 and 5 are sections on the lines 2-2, and 55 respectively of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in side elevation of one corner ofthejframe, with the lid partly open.

'Fig. 4 is a sectioiron the line H of Fig.3. p In the present embodimentof the invention, the improved closure includes amain frame 1. ofsheetmetal or the.like,z-composed of sidesand ends, each of whichis angularin cross section. "Thesidesand endsare connected in a manner to bepresently described, and they are so disposed that one of the angularportions will fit outside a side or end wall of the package, while theother will cover the raw edge of the said side or end wall.

The sides and ends are connected together to formaa rectangular frame,by meansof a reinforcing wire 2, which is held in tubular portions orbeads 3, at the'free edges of the portions of the sides and ends whichfit outside the side andond walls of the package. The free edges of=theportions at the sides and ends of the frame, which cover the raw edgesof the. package walls, are also beaded as indicated at 4 and 5, andaplurality of reinforcing wires 6 is arrangedin thebeads.

The main frame is. completedby across bar 7 of the same sheet material,of a length substantially equal to an end of the frame, and the sideedges of the cross bar have tubular portions or heads 8, similar to thebeads 3, 41- and 5.

The reinforcing wire 2 is bent into a rectangular shape to correspondwith the overall shape of the main frame, while the reinforcing wires 6are bent into square shapes to correspond with the shape of the displayopenings desired, each being designed to outline a square opening.Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the ends of the cross bar areinserted beneath the portions of the sides of the frame, which willcover the raw edges of the container walls, and when the wires 6 areinserted in the beads 4t, 5 and 8, the cross bar will be held firmly insuch position, since the Wires are at the opposite face of such frameportions from the ends of the cross bar.

The lids or covers are alike, each including a square frame 9 of thesame material as the main frame, and such cover frames may be formed,each from a sheet of suitable material, cut or stamped, to provide theornamental front 9, and the flanges 11, which are afterwards bent atright angles to the front 9. That is the four sides of each cover framemay be integral with each other, and with the flaps 11. The inner marginof the sides of the frame front 9 are beaded as shown at 12, and thefree edges of flanges 11 are also beaded as shown at 13 and 14-.

Reinforcing wires 15 are held in the beads 13, and the beads 1 1 areengaged with the wires 6 of the main frame, the said beads 14 serving asbearings for engaging the wire, which is the pintle of the hingeconnection. It will be noticed that the wires 15 are at three sides ofthe cover frames, but do not extend to the fourth side, which is hingedto the main frame.

The panels 16 of transparent material are inserted in the cover frames,between the flanges 11, bearing at one face against the rear of thedisplay front 9. Each panel is held in place by holding wire 17. Each ofthese wires is substantially yoke shaped, and the arms of the yoke haveinturned portions 18, which are engaged with bearings 19 on the flange11 which is hinged to the main frame. The other flanges 11 of the coverhave struck up lugs 19 behind which the arms and body of the yoke may bepushed, to hold the holding wire in place, against the panel. It will benoticed that at each of the lugs 19 the holding wire is offset outwardlyas shown at 20. This arrangen'ient provides sufficientresiliency topermit engagement and disengagement of the wire with the lugs, inremoving or replacing a panel.

Mechanism is provided for limiting the opening movement of each lid orcover to a position substantially perpendicular to the main frame, andfor temporarily holding the lid or cover in such position. The saidmechanism for each cover includes a pair of links 21, each of which ispivoted to a flange 11, and is slidably connected to the adjacent wire 6of the main frame, at the adjacent side thereof. Referring particularlyto Fig. 3, it will be noticed that a portion of the bead 4 near each endof each of the long sides of the main frame is cut away over a portionof its length to expose the wire 6, the cut away portion indicated at22. A split ring 23 is slidably mounted on the wire at each of the cutaway portions, and each ring is pivoted to the adjacent link 21. Theparts are so proportioned, that the cover may swing into a positionsubstantially perpendicular to the main frame, or into parallelismtherewith, and when in the first named position will be held by thefriction of the parts. To prevent accidental displacement of the closurefrom the container, those portions of the main frame which engageoutside of the container walls, are provided with pointed struck up lugs24:, for engaging the material of the container.

In use, after a container has been opened, the main frame is slippeddown over the open side, engaging outside of the container walls, andforming a display cover for the same. Either or both covers may be usedthrough which to gain access to the commodity in the container.

I claim:

1. A closure for display containers, including an open frame having across bar consisting of a separate strip of material arrangedintermediate the ends of the frame to divide the opening into twoportions, a cover hinged to each end of the frame, the cross bar andcovers cooperating to close the frame, the outer and inner edges of theframe and the side edges of the cross bar having beads or tubularbearings, and reinforcing wiresheld in the bearings for supporting thecross-bar and connecting it to V the frame.

2. A closure for display containers, including an open frame having across bar consisting of a separate strip of material arrangedintermediate the ends of the frame to divide the opening into twoportions, a cover hinged to each end of the frame, the cross bar andcovers cooperating to close the frame, the outer and inner edges of theframe and the side edges of the cross bar having beads or tubularbearings, reinforcing wires held in the bearings for holding thecross-bar in place and connecting it to the frame, and a link pivoted toeach side of the cover and slidably connected through the reenforcingwire to the adjacent side of the frame, to support the cover in openposition.

3. A closure for display containers, in-

eluding a substantially rectangular frame of sheet metal, a cross barconsisting of a separate strip of material, extending transversely ofthe frame intermediate the ends thereof, the ends engaging the underface of the frame, and means to hold the cross bar in place, includingreinforcing Wires at each side thereof, the frame and the side edges ofthe cross bar headed to receive the Wires.

4. A closure for display containers, including an open frame of sheetmaterial, the inner edge of the frame having tubular bearings, areinforcing Wire in the hearings, a lid or cover hinged to the Wire atone side of the frame, and sliding connections between the lid and thereinforcing wire at adjacent sides of the frame to hold the lid in openposition, each sliding connection including a link pivoted to the lid orcover, and a sleeve pivoted to the link, and slidable on the Wire, thetubular bearing cut away at the slide to limit the movement thereof.

5. A closure for display containers, including an open frame having across-bar consisting of a separate strip of metal arrz nged intermediatethe ends of the frame 'to divide the opening of the frame into tWoportions, re-enforcing wires encircling each portion of the opening andconnected to the frame and the cross-bar for supporting the cross-barand holding it in proper position.

Signed at Baltimore, in the State of Mary land, this 8th day of June A.D. 1925.

HENRY HERMANI.

